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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 1824 p4p, 236 weight class) and Evan Dryll (ranked 1899 p4p, 242 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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216 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Dryll!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker misses with a hook.
Baker misses with a shot to the body
and Dryll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dryll lands a glancing blow to the side of Baker's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dryll has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baker is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Baker moves into the clinch successfully.
Dryll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dryll scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker is trying to break free.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dryll pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baker misses the body punch
and Dryll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dryll to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker wants to clinch up but Dryll keeps it at a distance.
Baker is looking to wear down Dryll with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baker has closed the distance and engaged Dryll in a clinch.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Dryll keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dryll.
Baker tries to circle away but Dryll has him pinned against the cage.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dryll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dryll throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baker throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Evan Dryll has been cut.
Dryll scores with a body shot.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker misses with a jab to the body
and Dryll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dryll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dryll lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker forces Dryll back against the cage and clinches.
Dryll breaks from the clinch.
Dryll moves into the clinch successfully.
Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker wants to clinch but Dryll slips to the side
and Dryll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dryll keeps the fight on the outside.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker misses with a hook. Dryll ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a shot to the body
and Dryll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dryll throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baker misses with a shot to the body
and Dryll counters with a one-two to the body.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dryll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dryll throws out a powerful jab.
Baker feints a jab promting Dryll to slip. Baker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dryll slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baker throws a head kick that misses
and Dryll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dryll was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
A countering left hand to the body from Dryll misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dryll throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Dryll tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to clinch but Dryll is having none of it.
Dryll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker tries to clinch
letting Dryll counter with a right hand.
Dryll scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Dryll connects with a high kick.
Baker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baker lands a jab to the nose.
Baker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baker wants to clinch.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Dryll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dryll digs a good body shot into Baker's ribs.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Dryll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Dryll's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dryll lands a right hook to the body.
Dryll pushes Baker up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dryll.
Dryll tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dryll fails to land.
Dryll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dryll throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Dryll throws a head punch that misses.
Dryll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evan Dryll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dryll dips to his left and cracks Baker with an uppercut!
Dryll misses with a lunging right hand
and Baker counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to clinch.
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dryll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baker is trying to push Dryll away but Dryll has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker throws the kick towards the body but Dryll avoids it.
Dryll clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.
Dryll keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dryll avoiding damage.
Evan Dryll seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Dryll has him pressed against the cage.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dryll manages to break the clinch.
Dryll lands with an overhand left.
Dryll scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dryll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baker wants to clinch but Dryll slips to the side
and Dryll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dryll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dryll forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Dryll.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Dryll controls the action.
Dryll has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dryll walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker blocks a jab.
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dryll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dryll takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a lunging right hand
and Dryll counters with an inside leg kick.
Dryll keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dryll manages to break the clinch.
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dryll counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dryll keeps the fight on the outside.
Dryll was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brian Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dryll! He's out on his feet! Baker rushes in and drops Dryll with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Baker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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